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Silversea Cruises offers an Early Booking Bonus on select 2016 voyages. Save 10 percent on new bookings when you book and pay in full by Dec. 10, 2015. The offer applies to more than 60 ocean and expedition voyages departing through Dec. 31, 2016.

Enhancing the value of the Early Booking Bonus is an array of included amenities such as ocean-view suites, gourmet cuisine, butler service, and shipboard amenities including free beverages, select wines and spirits, a stocked in-suite beverage cabinet, onboard gratuities and free Wi-Fi.

The "Fall4Hawaii" promotion is valid through Dec. 15, 2015. Room upgrades apply to the same room category only and are subject to availability. Free parking upgrade does not apply at participating Oahu properties. You must present your Hawaiian Miles membership card to earn additional miles.

Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT), a tour operator for small groups on the road less traveled, introduces four new adventures in 2016. Adventures to Northern Greece, Albania & Macedonia; Chile; New Zealand; and Spain & Portugal brings the number of small group, soft adventure offerings to 48. Single supplements are free for travelers 50 and older to accommodate OAT's growing solo traveler segment.

OAT's group size of 10 to 16 by land or 10 to 24 by small ship, allows for access to homes, schools, markets, and other places where locals convene. An OAT Trip Leader, resident of the country visited, leads each group and provides an authentic and in-depth understanding of a destination.

>Because cost is an important consideration, OAT offers per diems that typically are $300 to $500 less than competitor prices. To serve the growing number of solo travelers who represent 40 percent of OAT travelers, OAT offers free single supplements on all adventures, including all optional pre-and-post trip extensions.

The following OAT adventures are new for 2016 and offer the free single supplement:

Northern Greece, Albania & Macedonia: 17 days land tour from $3895 per person

Chile: From the Atacama Desert to the Patagonian Fjords 14 days small ship Adventure from $4995

New Zealand: Natural Wonders North & South 15 days land tour from $4095

Northern Spain & Portugal: 16 days land tour from $4095

Every OAT adventure includes all land transportation and internal flights (if any); accommodations; most or all meals; small group activities; services of a resident, English-speaking OAT Trip Leader; gratuities for local guides, drivers and luggage porters; and a five percent frequent traveler credit towards your next trip.

Upon request, OAT will make international air arrangements, which will include airport transfers, government taxes, fees and airline fuel surcharges.

In the fall, lots of West Michigan destinations offer savings and packages to celebrate the season. Here are some top picks to help you plan your West Michigan Fall getaway.

Creek Condominium Resort, Harbor Springs - Stay in a Trout Creek condo for three or more nights. Receive a Welcome tote with chocolates and treats, discounted room rate, and late check-out if requested when booking. Valid through Nov. 30, 2015. Prices start at $177 per night including taxes and fees.

Shanty Creek Resorts, 866/408-5218, in Bellaire offers a Fall golf getaway package from $83 per adult, per night. The price is based on double occupancy and taxes and fees apply. The package includes one night’s lodging in a guest room, one day of unlimited golf on any Resort course and range balls.

Wyndham Extra Holidays, a subsidiary of Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO), offers travel deals to more than 15 ski resort destinations across the U.S. and Canada during the "Book Early for Ski Season" Sale.

Book by Nov. 24, 2015 and mention code SNOW. Travel Nov. 25, 2015 through Apr. 10, 2016. Two-night minimum stay required. Reservations subject to availability and reservations are not valid over holidays and special events. The deal cannot be combined with any other offer.

You can stay in condo-style suites most with equipped kitchens, private bedrooms, separate dining and living areas. Take advantage of deals of up to 25 percent off at ski resort destinations across the U.S. and Canada including the resorts featured below.

Park City, Utah — Wyndham Park City - ski-in/ski-out resort, with modern mountain suites. Sleeping up to eight, each one- or two-bedroom suite is furnished with private bedrooms, kitchen, dining area, washer/dryer and private balcony or patio. Wyndham Park City is at the base of Park City Mountain Resort's Canyon Village at the entrance to the Frostwood Gondola.

The Poconos, Pennsylvania — Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Shawnee Village with access to ski slopes, snowboarding and tubing at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Area. Two-bedroom family suites have living/dining areas, kitchen and private bedrooms.

Sevierville, Tennessee — Wyndham Smoky Mountains is less than 13 miles from the national park. On-site resort activities include yoga, crafts, movie night and wine and cheese socials. One- and two-bedroom family suites have private bedrooms, living/dining areas, kitchens and washer/dryers.

According to the Hotel Price Index (HPI), hotel prices paid per night rose in the US two percent between January and June in 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. There is still value in alternate vacation destinations around the country. Hotels.com found coastal destinations, ski towns and metropolitan suburbs that proved the most affordable - less than $100 per night - in the first half of 2015.

Coastal Cities under $100

Brunswick, GA ($80) – On the Southeast corner of Georgia, you can see the sunset at Great Dunes Beach Park, snag fresh seafood at Indigo Coastal Shanty or take a trip to historical Saint Simons Island.

Coos Bay, OR ($97) – The largest city on the Oregon Coast is home to fishing, swimming and other outdoor activities. Shore Acres State Park provides breathtaking views of the ocean.

Ski Towns under $100

Ogden, UT ($91) – About 10 miles east of the Great Salt Lake, Ogden offers three ski resorts, historical museums, art galleries and theatrical performances year-round.

Leadville, CO ($95) – Surrounded with snow-capped peaks, the city was once part of the silver mining boom.

Metropolitan Suburbs $100 or less

Mesa, AZ ($100) – A short drive from Phoenix Mesa has its own offerings such as the Red Rocks Music Festival, Salt River Tubing, the Commemorative Air Force Museum and a plethora of authentic Mexican cuisine.

Greenwood Village, CO ($96) – Just outside of Denver, this small town with panoramic views of the Southern Rocky Mountains is known for biking trails, good food, art and music.

TourCrafters has negotiated a deal that includes four nights at the three-star Paris hotel of your choice, daily buffet breakfast, a scheduled arrival transfer and service charges for $269. You can pay a $21 supplement for a private airport transfer.

Among the three-star hotels are the Le Quartier Bercy Square with satellite TV and free WiFi or Hotel Kyriad Paris XVIII near a metro station and the Porte de Clignancourt flea market. You can pay more and stay in a four-star hotel such as the Best Western Victor Hugo, in the 16th arrondissement.

Winter may be “off-season” but it is “on-season” from a Parisian point of view. The theaters and opera are going full blast, restaurants are overflowing with game and mushrooms, sidewalk cafés are heated and the department stores and Champs-Ėlysées are decorated for Christmas. In January, come the half-yearly sales (Les Soldes).

TourCrafters can arrange an optional city tour to Opéra Square, Place Vendôme, Champs-Ėlysées, Arch of Triumph, Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame Cathedral.

TourCrafters has a Paris/Nice package from $439 for four nights in a Paris hotel, two nights in a Nice hotel, scheduled arrival transfer in Paris and four days of car rental. This package offers a choice of three- or four-star hotels and a choice of nights.

These are “land-only” packages and do not include airfare. Package do not include city taxes and tips. All prices are per person, double occupancy, and are subject to availability.

Iceland's low-cost airline will begin service to Iceland from Toronto and Montréal in May 2016. Priced from CAD $99 one-way, including taxes, tickets are on sale online via www.wowair.ca, offering a connection between Europe and Canada.

From Reykjavik, it's CAD $149 one way, including taxes, to the following European destinations: London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Dublin. Services will operate year-round, with departures on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

WOW air connects from 20 destinations across the U.S. and Europe. WOW launched transatlantic services from Boston and Washington, DC in early 2015.

In addition to the standard list of offerings such as private restaurants, terraces, lounges and concierge service available to all Grills guests and Butler service for Queens Grill guests, the Ultimate Upgrade promotion will add free drinks.

This limited time offer applies to new bookings made through Nov. 30, 2015, and applies to transatlantic crossings; Mediterranean; Northern Europe; Iberia and Canary Island voyages sailing May 10 through Dec. 22, 2016.

As your vacation ends, you may think about the things you lost along the way. According to a survey by G6 Hospitality, with Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, more than half (54 percent) of travelers admit they left something behind in a hotel room.

The "Motel 6 Left Behind Survey" conducted by Kelton Global found that 29 percent of Americans are more likely to accidently leave a belonging behind in a hotel room than take a hotel item, such as shampoo or soap, home with them.

Vacationers were not shy about sharing their travel truths. From cherished childhood keepsakes to underwear, Americans reveal the top items they've left behind throughout their travels:

Clothing (42 percent)

Toiletries (42 percent)

Electronic devices/chargers (40 percent)

Jewelry, including watches (15 percent)

Underwear (13 percent)

Hair styling tools (13 percent)

About three percent of travelers left behind false teeth or hearing aids.

More than one-third (35 percent) of travelers returned to a hotel to retrieve what they forgot. In fact, on average, respondents would travel:

More than 110 miles to reclaim their money or wallet

More than 95 miles to recover their electronic device

More than 30 miles to pick up a forgotten device charger.

In the case that they are not willing to go the distance, the survey uncovered that Americans would be willing to spend up to $90 to replace an item they forgot in a hotel, on average.

Although a majority of hotel-stayers look twice before leaving their room, millennials are less likely than older generations (74 percent vs. 84 percent) to do so. Millennials admit to losing four items in hotel rooms in the past, compared to older Americans who abandoned three items across all of their travels. Interestingly, 38 percent of millennials turned around to retrieve their items, compared to fewer (33 percent) non-millennials.

While leaving items in their hotel room is mostly by accident, Americans gladly leave a family member at home before embarking on their vacation. More than one quarter (26 percent) of married Americans admit the family member they'd most like to leave behind is their in-law. One in 10 (10 percent) respondents said this about their own parent.

When it comes to party lines, all is not lost. Democrats would spend more money than Republicans ($84 vs. $59) to replace something they have left in a hotel room. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to scan the room to make sure they don't leave an item behind (86 percent vs. 78 percent). Likewise, Republicans disclose they would travel further than Democrats to reclaim their money or wallet (119 miles vs. 93 miles), ID or passport (118 miles vs. 85 miles) or childhood keepsake (86% vs. 50%).

Princess Cruises Sun Drenched Deals sale offers savings to sunny cruise destinations for 2016. Save up to $1,000 per stateroom on more than 130 warm weather cruises to the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, California coast and the Hawaiian Islands. Plus, receive free onboard spending money of up to $300 per stateroom.

Book a balcony, mini-suite or suite and receive a $150 onboard credit per stateroom for six- to seven- day cruises or $300 per stateroom for cruises 10 days or longer. Book an interior or ocean-view stateroom and receive $50 onboard credit per stateroom on six- to seven- day cruises or $100 per stateroom for cruises 10 days or longer.

In addition, book this special cruise deal with a deposit of $100 per person.

Examples of Sun Drenched cruise deals include:

Caribbean cruise — 7 days: $499 interior; $699 balcony

Mexican Riviera — 7 days: $499 interior; $749 balcony

California Coastal cruise — 7 days: $599 interior; $849 balcony

Mexican Riviera cruise — 10 days: $699 interior; $1,099 balcony

Hawaiian Islands cruise — 15 days: $1,599 interior; $2,499 balcony.

All cruise prices are per person, based on double occupancy. The “Sun Drenched Deals” sale runs through Nov. 17, 2015.

Make the most of your vacation with a Scrub Island hotel deal. Buy five nights, get two nights free and receive a $500 resort credit.

Scrub Island Resort accommodations, in the British Virgin Islands, include two, three or four bedroom private villa homes with kitchens, master suites, private pools, and Caribbean views.

The offer includes:

Free resort wide Wi-Fi

Airport transfers

Watersports

24-hour fitness center

Resort ferry

On-island transportation.

The offer is valid through Mar. 31, 2016, a limited number of rooms are available for this promotion, and the discount is applied at time of booking. A five night minimum stay is required and your stay at the resort must be consecutive. Additional resort fee of $25 per adult, per night is charged in addition to seven percent government tax. Resort credits cannot be applied to room and tax.

When making online reservation use promotional code BOG in the Corporate/Promotional code box. By phone, ask for promotional code BOG.

Stay in one of the hotel rooms, suites or Western cabins, complete with fireplace, at Zion National Park Lodge.

Book the Winter Bed & Breakfast package at Zion National Park Lodge from Nov. 12 2015 to Mar. 3, 2016, except holiday periods, and save up to 38 percent on your stay when you use promo code WNTR. Sunday through Thursday rates at the hotel start from $144 per night.

Unlike many National Parks, Zion is open year-round giving you a chance to see the park in winter and take advantage of the lowest rates of the year. Children ages 16 and under stay free using existing bedding. Additional people may share the room and receive the package at additional fees. Maximum occupancy per room varies based upon room type.

World Spree made changes to its Amazing Vietnam tour. It uses Cathay Pacific as its transpacific airline, increased the tour from nine to 10 nights, and reduced the starting price from $1,899 to $1,799. It also dropped the additional charge for credit card payments.

What makes World Spree’s Amazing Vietnam such a good deal?

The Amazing Vietnam price works out to $179 per night, including air and hotels.

Its hotels include the Sheraton Hanoi, the Majestic Saigon and Hoi An’s Sunrise Resort.

Its 14 meals include several in garden restaurants.

Its Halong Bay experience is an overnight cruise small cruise ship, with time to explore caves, take a swim and visit a local village.

Its English-speaking guides do not make stops at factories that are simply “shopping traps.”

The tour covers Vietnam’s Hanoi; Halong Bay; the market town of Hoi An; the old imperial capital of Hue; and Saigon (officially Ho Chi Minh City). In Saigon there are two optional excursions to the Mekong Delta and the Cu Chi Tunnels.

Since Cathay Pacific connects in Hong Kong, a three-night, Hong Kong Stopover program at the Marco Polo Hong Kong Gateway Hotel is offered on the way home.

Prices are per person double occupancy and are subject to availability.

Sceptre announces Sceptre Journeys, its new, small-group guided tours. These small-group tours offer new destinations that may be combined or visited separately.

Sceptre Journeys introduces five new destinations to their European portfolio. You can book a trip to Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Greece and Iceland, with a maximum of 16 passengers. All Sceptre Journeys offer guaranteed departures.

A seven-day Journey to Germany, priced from $2,999, includes entrance to the Friedrichsbad Baths, a Danube River boat ride, Bavarian dinner with live entertainment and a guided tour of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castles.

Sceptre Journeys include private roundtrip airport transfers, a professional driver/guide and free time to explore at a leisurely pace.

To celebrate, Sceptre offers a two-for-one air sale on all Sceptre Journeys booked by Dec. 31, 2015. "Make it your own" by combining different Sceptre Journeys or extending a European vacation. The discount applies to all departures June 1, 2016 to Aug. 31, 2016. While booking in the call center, mention the promo code '2FOR1AIR' in order to receive the deal.

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service (NPS). To celebrate the NPS turning 100, the NPF launched the Every Kid in the Park initiative which offers every fourth grade student free access to National Parks throughout the 2015-2016 school year.

As advocates of this program, Austin Adventures provides young adventurers the privilege of traveling free in 2016. Book a tour for four, and your fourth grader’s trip fee is waived.

This offer applies to new reservations on select vacations. Savings cannot be combined with any other offer, including the Book 10, you go free program. The offer is based on three paying guests.

South African Airways Vacations launched the "Cape Town Winter Warmer" package. This offer includes roundtrip international flights from New York or Washington, DC to Cape Town, five nights’ hotel accommodation, daily breakfast, airport transfers and a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the city.

The package is priced from $1,299 per person and is valid for travel through Dec. 9, 2015, Jan. 12 to 25, 2016, and Feb. 12 to Mar. 31, 2016. "Cape Town Winter Warmer" offers savings of up to $700 per person off similar air-inclusive packages.

Price is per person based on double occupancy for booking up to Dec. 9, 2015. The offer is subject to availability and currency exchange rate fluctuations. Prices are valid for new bookings only, are not retroactive and may change without notice. The package includes all government and airline imposed taxes and fees. Baggage and optional service fees, cancellation charges and other restrictions may apply.

For the first time, Forever Resorts’ The Lodge at Bryce Canyon, the only overnight accommodation inside Bryce Canyon National Park, will remain open during winter months, offering rooms at its Sunset Hotel Nov. 8, 2015, through Mar. 24, 2016.

The winter pilot program coincides with the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary and will give you the chance to discover winter at Bryce Canyon National Park.

The park is one of three United States parks designated an International Dark Skies Park so winter stargazing is sure to be unforgettable.

All rooms are $120 per night for double occupancy with a $10 charge for each additional guest. Rollaway beds and cribs are available (a $12 charge for rollaways applies). Light continental breakfast is included with each room night.

Ashland Creek Inn makes it easier to experience Ashland, OR. From Nov. 30, 2015 through Feb. 13, 2016, (blackout dates apply) book a three-night stay and receive your third night compliments of innkeeper Graham Sheldon. Also included is a multi-course breakfast in the inn’s creek-side dining room.

Halfway between San Francisco and Portland, the inn’s 10 suites give you a base camp to fine dining and winter attractions including the Festival of Lights.

Each suite has a private entrance and private deck. All 10 suites were appointed by innkeeper Graham Sheldon with antiques and artifacts brought back from his travels around the world.

Each suite showcases at least one museum-quality piece. The bathroom of the Marrakech Suite is entered through a 10-foot, hand-carved door from a historic Moroccan villa. The Sienna Suite features original Italian decor including antique photography found at a Bolognese antique shop. The Copenhagen Suite has a hand-made Hans Wegner Peacock chair identical to those on exhibit at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art.

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